Wirksworth art trail is part of the annual Wirksworth Festival and this year on 8th September we went for a look to find out what it’s all about. I went to the art trail a number of years ago and have managed to miss it each year since through one thing or another. The art trail is set throughout the whole of the town with residents of the town making a couple of rooms of their houses or garden available for a visiting artist to set up and sell their work. There really is a great variety of artist including printers, painters, metal work, woodwork, drawings, pottery.

The map shows the area covered by the trail — at trail time the brochure has all the artists listed and marked on the map so that you can work out your route. The trail runs for 2 days and the entrance price includes both days.

I personally am really interested in the houses and gardens as well as the art displayed. Perhaps I’m just nosey.

St Mary’s church has its own attractions even before you browse the artist’s work including T’Owd Man (the old man) which is an 800 year old stone carving of a lead miner.